The teen, who has not been identified, was hit near the Shell Gas Station at the intersection of Dauphin Island Parkway and Old Military Road, said MFRD spokesman Steve Huffman.

The girl is expected to recover. She suffered "scrapes and abrasions" and complained of hip pain but seemed otherwise fine, Huffman said.

He could not immediately comment on the circumstances leading up to the accident. No other injuries were reported.

Emergency responders were called the reported pedestrian-involved accident around 2:40 p.m. It happened a short distance from Pillans Middle School on Old Military Road, where students were let out of class around 2:25 p.m.

A firetruck and a rescue truck responded to the call.

The 14-year-old was transported to the University of South Alabama Medical Center for treatment.